§ MR. SLOANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state the number of Civil Service clerks at present employed in the office of the Royal Irish Constabulary; has any reduction taken place since the force has been gradually reduced; and, if so, to what extent.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe number of Civil Service clerks at present employed in the Royal Irish Constabulary Office is nineteen. No reduction has taken place in the number of clerks since the reduction of the Constabulary commenced, as there has been no reduction in the clerical work to be performed.